Trump Hosts White House Digital Asset Summit, Declares U.S. as Bitcoin Superpower
n March 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump hosted the first White House Digital Asset Summit, announcing a bold initiative to make the U.S. a "Bitcoin superpower." In a post on X at 12:03 AM UTC on March 8, 2025 X Post: [Link], Trump highlighted his commitment, fulfilled by an Executive Order signed on March 6, 2025, establishing a U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. This reserve will use Bitcoin seized through criminal and civil forfeitures, managed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and White House Crypto Czar David Sacks, with no immediate taxpayer cost White House: On Friday, March 7, 2025, President Donald J. Trump hosted the first-ever White House Digital Asset Summit, marking a historic shift in U.S. cryptocurrency policy. In a post on X at 12:03 AM UTC on March 8, 2025, Trump declared, "Welcome to the first-ever White House Digital Asset Summit. Last year, I promised to make America the Bitcoin superpower of the world, AND WE'RE TAKING HISTORIC…